removing windows messenger

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jess

I received an email to add msn messenger and so now I
have MSN Messenger AND Windows Messenger that try to work
at the same time. I would like to remove one of them.
Does anyone know which one I should remove and how do I
do it?
 
Take a look at Doug Knox's Website at this link for detailed instructions on
how to disable your Windows Messenger.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger.htm

When you do this your Windows Messenger won't show up in your taskbar
anymore

However if you want to completely remove/uninstall Windows Messenger from
Windows XP can be found at this website made by Jonathan Kay.
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7

Follow the steps and the pictures that the website has and you shouldn't
have anymore problems. Uninstalling Windows Messenger can disable some of
the messenger features such as Whiteboard Sharing, and others on MSN
Messenger if you're using that.
 
Greetings Jess,

It's up to you which one you want to use and/or remove. However, keep in mind that MSN
Messenger has several features that Windows Messenger does not (see
http://www.msnmessenger-download.com for examples) but if you remove Windows Messenger from
Windows XP, several features (like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing)
will no longer work.

After deciding which one you don't want, do the following (or you can simply just leave both
installed, this is supported also). If you want remove MSN Messenger, simply click Start,
then Control Panel, then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN Messenger and then click the
'Remove' button.

If you don't want to use Windows Messenger, you can simply disable it (and the Windows
Messenger features within MSN Messenger will still continue to work). To do so, double-click
the Windows Messenger icon in the notification area/system tray (by the clock), click the
Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences, uncheck 'Run this program when Windows starts'
(or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts', depending on version), and then click OK.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
Hi,

Go to "control panel", "add and remove software", choose
the one you want to remove , select him and then click
in "remove".
And that it.

Im home it workx.

Bye
 
This I have done, but Messenger keeps showing up in my
task bar (though not conncected, at least). Do you know
how to 'really' get rid of Messenger from my system?

Thanks
Fred
 
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